Three more arrests after fail to stop incident in Hull
It happened on Friday.
Three more people have been arrested after a fail to stop on Friday in Hull.
Two men fled their vehicle and entered the river Hull.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Inspector Jon Cross said: “Over the last six days, multiple lines of enquiry have been carried out as part of this protracted investigation.
“Our initial enquiries traced the original vehicle that failed to stop, a Hyundai, to an address on Jesmond Gardens, earlier on the Friday. Upon forcing entry into the address, a suspected cannabis grow was discovered.
“Further enquiries identified another vehicle, a Mercedes, at the same address also on Friday 5, December.
“Work was undertaken to trace the Mercedes, and it was stopped in Hull City Centre on Tuesday evening, with two men, 25- and 23-years-old, arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class B drugs. The 25-year-old man was also further arrested on suspicion of driving without a licence and driving without insurance.
“From CCTV footage enquiries, we also have been able to piece together and trace the movements of the man who exited the River Hull near to Great Union Street, onto North Bridge and then onto Freetown Way at around 10.15pm.
“The man is then picked up by a driver in a white Porshe near Wilberforce Drive and George Street at around 10.25pm.
“This car has now also been traced and last night, Wednesday, 10 December, a 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class B drugs.
“Following these enquiries, the 25-year-old man arrested on Tuesday, has now been identified as the man who exited the River Hull after the fail to stop.
“The 25-year-old man and 34-year-old man remain in police custody at this time, and the 23-year-old man has been released on conditional bail pending further investigation.
“Searches remain ongoing for the second man who entered the water following the fail to stop as he has not yet been accounted for, with our specialist Underwater Search Team and our partners including the Coastguard and Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, involved in trying to find him.
“A fourth man, 65-years-old, who was also arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice during the early stages of our investigation, remains on police bail at this time.
“This is an extremely complex investigation, and enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances and ascertain the exact timeline of events. We would continue to urge anyone who recognises the description of events, has any further CCTV footage or information, no matter how small, to contact us on our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 461 of 5 December.”